Alcohol and Underage Drinking
• Reasons Why Young People Use Drugs and Alcohol• Alcohol Info.com Resources and Information • Alcohol 101 Plus • Al-Anon/Alateen 1-888-4AL-ANON (1-888-425-2666) • Duke Addictions Program • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) • SAMHSA • University of North Carolina Center - Bowles Center for Alcohol Studies Tobacco • National Center for Tobacco Free Kids • Quit Smoking • Quit Smoking.com Teens Section • Smoke Free • StepUpNC - Tobacco Control • Tobacco Control Resource Center • Tobacco: The Smoking Gun a report by CASA 
Resources about Other Drugs• American Drug Council for Drug Education • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) • NIDA for Teens • Partnership for a Drug-Free North Carolina • Pictures of Illicit Drugs • SAMHSA • United States Food and Drug Administration Prevention Resources • Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America • Leadership to Keep Children Alcohol Free • Mothers Against Drunk Drivers (M.A.D.D.) • National Inhalant Prevention Coalition • Parents: The Anti-Drug • Phil Moorings and Families in Action • Prevention is the Answer Chatham County Statistics on Underage Drinking and Drug Use • 10% report that they take alcohol from their home without permission. • 9% report that they use alcohol and other drugs at a party when parents/caregivers are present. • 9% report using alcohol and other drugs at home with family members. • Only 27% report that their parents/caregivers talk to them about the dangers of drug use sometimes or often. • Students who report that their parents/caregivers talk to them about the dangers of alcohol and other drug use are less likely to use marijuana, alcohol, tobacco, inhalants, cocaine, hallucinogens, speed, prescription medicine and steroids. • Students who report that their parents/caregivers talk to them about the dangers of alcohol and other drug use are less likely to use drugs at a younger age. • Only 69% of students surveyed believe their parents/caregivers disapprove of drug use. • Only 67% of students surveyed believe their parents/caregivers disapprove of tobacco use. • Only 61% of students surveyed believe their parents/caregivers disapprove of alcohol use. | |
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